Introducing Windows 8

Introducing Windows 8 is a series of videos to introduce developers, designers, and business decision makers on how to create Windows Store apps. This series showcases some of the new features in Windows 8 as well as how to setup a developer account, monetize your app, and track your apps progress through the Windows Store Dashboard. Enjoy!

The Multilingual App Toolkit will help you to create your apps in multiple languages to reach more markets. To download the Multilingual App Toolkit For additional help on Localization See also related videos here: Build Multi-language apps using the Multilingual App Toolkit Test Multi-language apps…

In Windows 8 we wanted to make it really easy for you to reach more markets by providing tools to help you localize your Windows apps. This cool, set of tools is a free download that integrates into Visual Studio 2012, including the Express for Windows 8 edition. To download the Multilingual App…

The Multilingual App Toolkit can help you develop International apps that can reach a broader set of markets. Pseudo-localization will allow you to test the internationalization aspects of your app before you may incur costly translations. Through pseudo-localization, the Multilingual App Toolkit…

In Windows 8, there are a lot of different ways you can make money with your Windows Store app. In this video, we'll cover how you can receive payments for your Windows Store app sales.For more information on how to get paid, please see the following link: Getting Paid See also related videos here:…

In Windows 8, performance and battery life are important factors so we wanted to offload as much as possible on to the machine's graphics hardware to speed up everything you do. That's why we invested in DirectX to hardware accelerate almost every aspect of the user experience. Graphics is…

In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really easy for you to search for the content users care about in the apps they love without always having to find and launch the app. Search is universally accessible, contextual to your app, and just a simple swipe away. Watch this video to learn more about the…

In Windows 8, we wanted to make it really simple for developers to create Windows Store apps in multiple languages to reach more markets.The translation editor in the Multilingual App Toolkit allows you to manage and translate your app either manually or using the integrated Microsoft Translation…

In Windows 8 we wanted to make it easy for you to print from your app using the Print Contract. The Print Contract enables you to focus on providing the print content while Windows provides the user experience and infrastructure. Watch this video to learn more about the Print Contract. See also:…

File Picker contract, allows you to increase your app's visibility by allowing users to open files from your app from any other app. Watch this video to learn more about the File Picker Contract. See also: App contracts and extensions (Windows Store apps) See also related videos here: Introduction…

In this video we'll cover how to take your Line of Business (LOB) apps and deploy them with your Enterprise. We'll talk through your options that you have for getting your app directly to your users. And the implication of those options to both you as the developer, the IT administrator in the…